Recent content by RobA

I need to mark a 120 volt line that runs from the house to our horse barn. If I call our utility will they do that? Or will they only come out and find/mark their underground lines?

I purchased a smaller ground drive Conestoga spreader 10 years ago. Very well made. They are an Amish company about 10 miles from my house. They may manufacture for other brands as well.

I was somehow convinced to ride a mechanical bull a few years ago at a birthday party. I was off in less than 1 second. I don't know how you guys do it!

I am close to buying a new L series tractor. I have seen "equine discounts" mentioned here. Kubota's website mentions a "Customer Instant Rebate (with cash)" of $1,200 and a "Equine Instant Rebate (with cash)" of $1,000 for all L series tractors. https://www.kubotausa.com/equine-offer What...

I am considering selling or trading in my tractor. If I were to sell it I would have concerns about a large cash transaction, scams etc. Obviously I wouldn't consider taking a personal check and I doubt many people are walking around with $25k in cash. How have you handled a transaction like...

I've had chickens for 4 years and have never added heat to their coop. The coop has wood shavings on the floor and the windows are closed off in the winter. I have a heated water bowl in the run area. I live zone 6B and have had occasional nights of single digit lows. A vet told me chickens...

I'm considering selling my 2014 Kubota L5030HST with backhoe and some implements for a smaller tractor and more useful implements. Anyone care to guess how much of a rough % discount I should expect versus selling everything myself?

We've had Horseguard fencing for 10 years. Zero problems. Their 'Bipolar' fencing system requires no grounding. Tape is 1.5" wide. I highly recommend. https://www.horseguardfence.com/

After 8 years mice finally got to the wiring on my landscaping trailer. I'll be rewiring and redecking it soon. Any thoughts on protecting the wiring? Doesn't seem like conduit is doable. The trailer is stored outside and I have no way of keeping it inside. I'm on a farm and mice will...

I've had Verizon's LTE Home Internet for about a year. It feeds off of a tower 3/4 mile from my house and is good enough to stream Netflix etc. The speeds, however, rarely hit 50 mbps that they advertise. They usually are 10-15 during the evening, 35-40 in the morning and at times below 10...

I've been keeping bees for 7 years. I've had as many as 5 hives and now have 3. Based on the amount of time required to properly care for them 2 or 3 seems to be the right number for me. - beekeeping turned out to require a lot more work than I expected. - join a local club, if possible...

Has anyone ever used the bucket of their tractor or the bed of a pickup to lift an extension ladder to reach higher? Is this one of those things that's not exactly safe but people do it anyway? I need to change out a light fixture at the peak of my barn. It's about 24 feet up and my ladder...

We have oak floors on most of the 1st floor of our house. There are several spots in the kitchen where the finish is wearing off. Can a refinisher do spot refinishing? I really don't want to have the entire 1st floor refinished? This isn't the prefinished type of flooring.

I used Ubifi for 2 years for my home internet with a MoFi 4500 router. No problems, worked great. 2 months ago I switched to Verizon's new LTE Home Internet service which was less than 1/2 the price. It uses an Askey ASK-RTL108 router. I have been having problems with the internet dropping...

I got Verizon's new LTE Home Internet and installed it today. So far, so good. Cost is $40 per month for existing Verizon customers and their router costs $240. Speeds on day 1 have been 25-30 Mbps. Data is unlimited. Setup was easy. I've been using Ubifi for my internet for about 2 years...